1 Samuweli 1 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

1 Samuweli 1 u-Elkana indodana kaJerohamu

¹ Kwakukhona umuntu othile waseRamatayimi-sofi, wasezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi, ogama lakhe lalingu-Elkana, indodana kaJerohamu, indodana ka-Elihu, indodana kaThohu, indodana kaSufi, wakwa-Efrayimi.

² Yayinabafazi ababili; igama lomunye lalinguHana, igama lomunye lalinguPhenina; uPhenina wayenabantwana, kepha uHana wayengenamntwana.

³ Lowo muntu wenyuka emzini wakubo iminyaka ngeminyaka ukukhonza nokuhlabela uJehova Sebawoti eShilo. Kwakukhona lapho amadodana amabili ka-Eli, oHofini noFinehasi, abapristi bakaJehova.

⁴ Kwasekusithi lapho uElkana enikela umhlatshelo, wanika umkakhe uPhenina lawo wonke amadodana akhe lamadodakazi akhe izabelo.

⁵ Kodwa uHana wamnika isabelo esihle; ngokuba wayemthanda uHana, kepha uJehova wasivala isizalo sakhe.

⁶ Isitha sakhe samgcona ukuthi simthukuthelise, ngoba uJehova wayesivalile isizalo sakhe.

⁷ Wenza kanjalo iminyaka ngeminyaka, lapho enyukela endlini kaJehova, wamdlalisa kanjalo; ngalokho wakhala, akadlanga.

⁸ Wayesethi u-Elkana umyeni wakhe kuye: “Hana, ukhalelani na? futhi kungani ungadli? Inhliziyo yakho idabukeni na? Angidluli yini amadodana ayishumi kuwe na?

⁹ UHana wasukuma, sebedlile eShilo, sebephuzile; Umpristi u-Eli wayesehlezi esihlalweni ngasensikeni yethempeli likaJehova.

¹⁰ Wayenomunyu emphefumulweni, wakhuleka kuJehova, wakhala kamunyu.

¹¹ Wenza isithembiso, wathi: “Jehova Sebawoti, uma ukhumbula ukuhlupheka kwencekukazi yakho nami, futhi ungayikhohlwa incekukazi yakho, kepha unike incekukazi yakho indodana, ngiyakumnika uJehova izinsuku zonke zezwe. Ukuphila kwakhe, nempuco ayiyikuwela ekhanda lakhe.

¹² Kwathi esakhuleka phambi kukaJehova, u-Eli uyaqaphela umlomo wakhe.

¹³ UHana wakhuluma enhliziyweni yakhe; kwanyakaza izindebe zomlomo wakhe kuphela, kepha izwi lakhe lalingezwakali; ngalokho u-Eli wacabanga ukuthi udakiwe.

¹⁴ UEli wasesithi kuye: Uzadakwa kuze kube nini? susa iwayini lakho kuwe.

¹⁵ UHana waphendula wathi: “Hhayi, nkosi yami, ngingowesifazane onomoya odabukileyo; angiphuzanga iwayini naphuzo olunamandla, kepha ngathulula umphefumulo wami phambi kukaJehova.

¹⁶ Ungabheki incekukazi yakho njengendodakazi kaBheliyali, ngokuba ngobuningi bokukhononda nosizi lwami ngikhulumile kuze kube manje.

¹⁷ U-Eli waphendula wathi: “Hamba ngokuthula; uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli uyakukunika ukunxusa kwakho okucelile kuye.”

¹⁸ Wathi: “Incekukazi yakho mayifumane umusa emehlweni akho.” Wahamba-ke owesifazana, wadla, ubuso bakhe babungasadabuki.

¹⁹ Bavuka ekuseni kakhulu, bakhuleka phambi kukaJehova, babuya, bafika emzini wabo eRama; u-Elkana wamvuma uHana umkakhe; uJehova wamkhumbula.

²⁰ Kwathi lapho sesifikile isikhathi uHana akhulelwa ngaso, wazala indodana, wayiqamba ngokuthi uSamuweli, wathi: “Ngokuba ngamcela kuJehova.”

²¹ Indoda u-Elkana yakhuphuka kanye nendlu yayo yonke ukunikela ngomhlatshelo weminyaka yonke nesithembiso sayo kuJehova.

²² Kepha uHana akakhuphukanga; ngokuba wathi endodeni yakhe: “Angiyikukhuphuka umntwana aze alunyulwe; khona ngiyakumyisa ukuba abonakale phambi kukaJehova, ahlale khona kuze kube phakade.”

²³ Wayesethi u-Elkana umyeni wakhe kuye: “Yenza okuhle emehlweni akho; hlala uze umlumule; nguJehova kuphela oqinisa izwi lakhe. Owesifazane wayesehlala, wancelisa indodana yakhe waze wayilumula.

²⁴ Eseyilunyulile wahamba naye, kanye nezinkunzi ezintathu ne-efa likafulawa nesaka lewayini, wamyisa endlini kaJehova eShilo, umntwana esemncane.

²⁵ Basebehlaba inkunzi, bamletha umntwana kuEli.

²⁶ Wathi: “O nkosi yami, zonke izinsuku zomphefumulo wakho usaphila, nkosi yami, ngingowesifazane owayemi nawe lapha, wakhuleka kuJehova.”

²⁷ Ngamkhulekela lomntwana; futhi iNkosi yanginika umkhuleko engawucela kuyo.

²⁸ Ngalokho nami ngimnike uJehova; zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakhe uyakuba ngobolekiwe kuJehova. Wakhuleka kuJehova khona.